Informatics and Computing Engineering University of Porto

Overview

Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering, from University of Porto, primary objective is to promote the qualification of its graduates in recent developments and advanced aspects of Informatics Engineering (EI), with application to the conception, design, implementation and operation of computer systems and the integration of ICT in organizational environments, thus enabling its graduates to perform high responsibility roles and leadership roles in complex, innovative and multidisciplinary contexts, or to pursue a PhD.

To this end, it offers an education combining:

• common education on the most recent developments in the major scientific and technical areas of EI;
• specialized education in advanced EI topics of interest to each student by choosing optional UCs;

• flexible education in complementary aspects in Management and Transversal Skills.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives include:

• In general, acquire with the necessary proficiency knowledge of engineering sciences and technologies in the ICT domain, as well as management skills and personal, professional and interpersonal skills and attitudes, and be able to use them to solve, anticipate and prevent complex problems in the ICT domain and to conceive, design, implement and operate complex ICT-based systems in social and business contexts.
• More specifically, be able to perform the professional roles indicated in the European ICT Professional Role Profiles which require competences at level e-4 (master) of the European e-Competence Framework, (e.g., Devops Expert, Data Scientist, Cyber Security Specialist, Solution Designer, etc.), including roles of high responsibility in complex innovation-focused contexts and leadership roles in multidisciplinary projects in the ICT domain.

Employment Prospects

Job opportunities related with the professional roles indicated in the European ICT Professional Role Profiles which require competences at level e-4 (master) of the European e-Competence Framework, (e.g., Devops Expert, Data Scientist, Cyber Security Specialist, Solution Designer, etc.), including roles of high responsibility in complex innovation-focused contexts and leadership roles in multidisciplinary projects in the ICT domain.